SJRES 45
112th Congress
Senate
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A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate June 19 as "Juneteenth Independence Day".
Introduced: June 19, 2012
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 19, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Jun 19, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4304)
Plain-English summary
Designates June 19 as an annual day of patriotic and national observance for Juneteenth Independence Day. (On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and that the enslaved African Americans were free.)
Requests that the President issue a proclamation each year calling on state and local governments and the people of the United States to observe the day with appropriate ceremonies, programs, and activities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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